6 quotes found
"You made it, graduates! You finished the tutorial level! You know how to work the controls. The game of life doesn’t come with a clear mission so you’re in explore mode now. Or survival mode depending on how you’re feeling."
"I get that the world may not feel like your oyster. And I’m not going to tell you that everything is going to be okay. But I am going to get specific about the benefits of approaching life with optimism, excitement, humility, and curiosity."
"Not because things can’t go wrong but because the rest of your life - this thing you’re about to go make - is the ultimate act of creation. And the mindset you bring to that creation process will determine the journey you create and how you experience that journey. Getting your mindset right is the hardest and most rewarding thing you will ever do, and it takes a lifetime to get right."
"The Fool is setting out on an adventure, looking up as he steps off of a literal cliff into the figurative unknown. With almost no belongings, no protection, no idea where the journey will take him. Seeing the unknowns not as something to be avoided or controlled but as itself the source of the magic to be found. The essence of The Fool is potential. Just like each of you in this moment."
"Learning to embrace being The Fool is not all-or-nothing. You can ramp into it, starting with smaller bites if that helps you get started."
"Your annoying classmate who asked a lot of “stupid” questions—they might just have been strengthening their understanding of the fundamentals and not worried about how it sounded when they ask. Being The Fool in a smaller way at first."